Which to use
“clips” and “corps” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,126
- “clips” frequency rank
- #369
- “corps” frequency rank
- 10495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clips | corps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clip. | Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. |
Where the eye mixes clips and corps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clips and corps
A purely visual mix-up. clips (\klip\) and corps (\kɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clips is recorded at frequency rank #10,126, classified as anoun, pronounced \klip\. corps is at rank #369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10495, this pair ranks #412,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clips vs corps
Shared letters: cps. Private to "clips": il. Private to "corps": or.
"clips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clips" and "corps" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clips" vs "corps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clips" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs clips". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #412,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.